Carton.



N. J. GOODMAN. CARTON.

APPLIUATION FILED un. 2a, 190s.

924,761 Patented June 15, 1909.

NATHAN Il. GOODMAN, ,GF ST. LOUlS, MISSOURL ASSGNGP. TO SMPLEX SELFHOLNG mi .if im;

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CARTON CGWANY', 0F ST. LOUIS, MSS(.)URI, A GORFORATlON OF illSSO'UR.

G ARTN Specification of Letiers 'ebent.

Patented Tune l5, 1909.

eppioaton le. 190e. Serial No. 428,959,

To all whomy i *moy coi/acorn.'

Be it known that NsTHAN if?. Goomri, i e. citizen of the United undresident of St. Louis, Missouri, here ini'cntod corrsin 'g nevir anduseful Improvements in {lin-roos, of which the 'following is ospcci'licetion eoo- "mining o full. Cloer, and exact flosoriptirm,reference boing lied to the ooconipmiying drawings, forming 'o pori,hei-ooi.

My invention rele.. o o. Corton or holder, particularly adsptori. lorholding' laundered shirts, vests, Woisiis, and the like.` ond the objectof my invention to provide s. simple end inox onsive carton or holderwhich me). be reedi y folded for use, enrl which will i maintain theconteined article in e noot' end l convenient ina-nner Without the useof pins or strings, or like fastening flevicos.

To che above purposes, my invention consiste in certain novel. featuresof econfkrniition i end arrangement of ports, which will 'be here inefermore iuily set forth, pointed out, in the i claim, and illuorotod in thesccoinpsnying dreWings, in Whioio:

Figure l. is e plan View of o, improved construction, the seine beingopen; Fig. 2 is en eleve-Lion ol' e corren izolrleci for l use, andinclosing e shirt; Fig. 3 is en enl lerged detail section eolien on'tlieline SW3 l cori-on oi' my of Fig. 2; eno'. 4 is e pien View of e moorlied i'orin oi 4he carton..

leierrnig hy' Iiiuinerels eo the accompanying; drawings; l designatesthe losse or of of the ceri-on, which is preferably construe-te ofcardboard or ene-logoris ine'criel. :nifl of suoli es toreadily'accommodates shiriy or lilreerticle of Wearing eoperel when theseine is groperljyifoldecl einer being leundereel. Secured. 'eo thesides of the bose or bfi-cli 'l are flexible sections 2, of iight serongpeper or analogous materielJ which sections 2 are of such Width es thatwhen folded over onto the from of the hose l their edges overlap. Theoulaer corners et the' iop o5 these sections 2- ore cui; away. :isdesignated lof; i3, in order 1bo eccomrnodete the neck henri of a. shirtWhen the seme is positioned in ehe carton. y Secured. in any suitablemanner 'to the lower end of the losse 'i is e rectangular seo tion e, ofiielilole materiel, such as peper, said section being preferably of thesinne width es is the hose l., eno. secured in. any suitable manner tothe lower eno. sar-icl sec l tion Li is e transversely disposed strip 5o the ont man); corners oi the soot-ions sections 2 :incl seid hose.

i the bese, and e. (luctile strip thin. fluctile metal, such ss tin.

ln the use oli o. carton of my improved constrncrion. the shirt,properlyT folded, is laid upon the hose l with the neck bond ol; the @orthereof, after which the sections are folded over onto the hosoin of theshirt, ond when so arranged the neck hond projects l through Thesonnen-cular opening formed by ond o scolgion i nonY folded over ontoche lower portions oi the sections 2, und the oroiccting ends of thestrip 5 ore now hen-.t downward euri into position immediately loehearththe side edges of the hose l, thus unit ing rho sections 2 und 4 withthe bese, and clirnining the shirt or like article between the The shirethus inclosed held in e neo-t :incl convenient nienner, :incl cannothecone soilerl' u result. oi' handling during delivery.

ln thc niorln'ied form of the ceri/on shown irri? 4, e. rectangulari'leiole section is attached to the top of Ialie bose i, which seotion Gis folded over onto the opper portions of olie sections 2 When thecarton is in use,

envelop for weists,

thus forming e complete a "or like articles of vests, collars and cus,merchandise.

Cartons of my improved construction ore i particularlyopplicebleforinclosinglaundered he adventsei les, although they moygoonsly used for holding articles oi weoring. oppor-el sind the likewhich are displayed i'or solo and which are no be delivered to theoustoiner in o neet and Clean condition.

'i claim:

A. ,carton comprising e stiil' hose, n. ini-ir of ileiirihle sectionssecured et their edges to opposite sides thereof, the upper outercorners of which .flexible sections are out ewey, :i iioxihle sectionsoort-.red @o the lower end of arranged on. the lower end of the lestmentioned flexible section. l

In testimony whereof, l have signed my nome to this specification, inpresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

NATHAN J. GODMAIJ.

lWitnesses M.. i?. Seme, E. L. WALLACE.

